Note: in many episodes, only part of the words are spoken. I have attempted to create composites from different episodes and shows, to have the most complete version of each ritual as possible. Wherever the words differ, it will be noted with a \.*

Prayer to the Seven before a meal

We ask the Father to judge us with mercy, accepting our human frailty.

We ask the Mother to bless our crops, so we may feed ourselves and all who come to our door.

We ask the Warrior to give us courage in these days of strife and turmoil.

We ask the Maiden to protect [name]'s virtue to keep her from the clutches of depravity.

We ask the Smith to strengthen our hands and our backs so we may finish the work required of us.

We ask the Crone to guide us on our journey from darkness to darkness.

And we ask the Stranger [interrupted, Hound adds: not to kill us on our beds tonight for no damn reason at all]

-Game of Thrones S4E3

Prayer to the Seven before a trial by combat

In the sights of gods and men we gather to ascertain the guilt or innocence of this [man/woman, name]

May the Mother grant him mercy.

May the Father give him such justice as he deserve.

May the Warrior guide the hand of our champion.

[interrupted]

-Game of Thrones S4E6

Hymn to the Mother for protection in battle

Gentle Mother, font of mercy, save our sons from war we pray,

Stay the swords and stay the arrows,

Let them know a better day.

Gentle Mother, strength of women,

Help our daughters through this fray.

Soothe the wrath and tame the fury,

Teach us all a kinder way.

-Game of Thrones S2E9

Knight's oath before the Seven

In the name of the Warrior I charge you to be brave.

In the name of the Father I charge you to be just.

In the name of the Mother I charge you to defend [the young*] and innocent.

[In the name of the Maid, I charge you to protect all women.] (BOOKS ONLY)

Arise, Ser [name], a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

-Game of Thrones S8E2, *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms S1E4

Wedding vows before the Seven

OFFICIATE: You may now cloak the bride and bring her under your protection.

[Groom cloaks the bride]

OFFICIATE: We stand here in the sight of Gods and men to witness the union of man and wife/to join two souls as one.* One flesh, one heart, one soul. Now and forever. [Mother, Father, Warrior, Smith, Maiden, Crone, Stranger, hear now their vows.]*

[Bride and groom join hands.]

BRIDE & GROOM TOGETHER: Father, Smith, Warrior, Mother, Maiden, Crone, Stranger.

GROOM: I am hers and she is mine.

BRIDE: I am his and he is mine.

TOGETHER: From this day and to the end of my days. [Whatever may come.]*

OFFICIATE: Let it be known, [in the sight of Gods and men]* that [bride name] of [bride's House name] and [groom name] of [House name] [are now proclaimed man and wife.]* One heart, and flesh, one soul. Cursed be he who would seek to tear them asunder. [Now and forever.]*

-Game of Thrones S3E8, S4E2, S7E7, *House of The Dragon S1E5

Anointing a King before the Seven

[The King kneels before the Septon. Septon then applies oil to the King's forehead as he says the words]

OFFICIATE: May the Warrior give him courage and protect him in these dangerous times.

May the Smith grant him strength that he may bear this heavy burden/lend strength to his sword and shield.*

[May the Father defend him in his need.*]

May the Crone, she that knows the fate of all men, show him the path he must walk and guide him through the dark places that lie ahead.

In the light of the Seven I now proclaim [name] of House [name] [first, second, etc] of his name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm. Long may he reign!

RESPONSE: Long may he reign!

[The King then accepts oaths of fealty in the name of the Seven]

-Game of Thrones S4E5, *House of The Dragon S1E9

Im on season 3 right now, finished rains of castamere just now. Have to say this is one of the absolute best shows ive ever watched. Mentioned my age because everyone I’ve talked to who are around my age haven’t watched this show and often dislike it for no apparent reason, its almost like the hate stranger things receives by people who havent even watched it (i too partake in the stranger things hate).

Ive loved this show till now, its one of the best ive ever watched. All my older cousins (millennials) have recommended this show to me for quite some time but i never took them seriously, i thought that it was lowk a show for boomers.

So glad that i watched this show. Its absolutely fucking peak.

I am beyond utterly speechless. What in the actual seven hells did i just watch.

hey guys, trying to find an old game of thrones video i watched on youtube years ago and it's driving me crazy. pretty sure it got wiped in one of the copyright sweeps, but maybe someone has a reupload, archive link, or at least remembers the creator.

it was a long house stark montage, easily over 10 minutes long (maybe around 12-14 mins).

the biggest detail i remember is the intro. it literally starts music then young bran saying: "family, duty, honor... is that the right order?"

does this ring a bell for anyone? if anyone knows the editor, the title, or has a link/backup somewhere please let me know. thanks!

my entire life my dad has talked about game of thrones, he brings it up consistently so i finally decided to watch it with him! it was amazing! i love it sooo much. im so glad i got to watch it with him because hes seen it like seven times so when i got very confused he helped. ive now watched all of the tall night and watched two episodes of house of dragons... anyways just thought it would share, im also super lucky cause i manged to avoid spoilers!! i just feel very lucky to be ale to watch it all in one go to have someone help me understand and to have no spoilers but im so jealous of the people that got to experience watching it when it came out! that must of been such a cool time!

They should call this Game of Freaks. On GOD they're having a diddy party every other episode.

Just had a random thought. In real life (or on the internet at least), people who I've encountered who give themselves a long list of grandiose titles (some of which they've purchased - doctorates and lordships for example) tend to be insufferable jerkoffs. Maybe that should have been a warning about her character.

Actually thinking further. Does anyone remember Idi Amin? Or more correctly - "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular". 🤔

I think he may have proclaimed himself King of Scotland and Emperor of the Moon at one point too, though perhaps I'm thinking of someone else.

I'm just wondering am I the only one that find it funny when it was revealed in the books how Cersei was able to keep herself from getting pregnant by Robert. Like her methods was literally "what that mouth do". I can't remember her inner monologue word by word but I remembered it was along the line of her eating his children and licking them off her face and hand. When I first read that, I was honestly dying from laughter, like how insane is this lady, she's literally willingly being degraded (depends how you look at the action) to prevent herself from being pregnant, but also to get some sort of satisfaction from actually digesting his children. Like damn girl, you a freak freak. Nothing serious really I just thought it was quite funny.

Watching Hardhome (S5E8) one of the best episodes of the series IMO. I wish Karsi made it past this, she would have been a good character going forward. She just couldn’t get past those little children walkers.

Just started rewatching the series and love this part from episode 1 where the Starks find the dire wolves 🐺 Ned is definitely the dad that didn’t want the damn dogs 😆 with the whole” if it dies you’ll bury it “😭 ice cold Ned 🧊😅

Had the Night King won and killed all the living.. then what? Rule over the dead that do not have a mind of their own? kill himself? Freeze Westriros?

Question for book experts: Which Targaryen queens and princesses do you think these characters could be fancast as?

Also, what other characters (male and female) from other shows would you suggest who you see as Targaryen-looking? (I could possibly create a family tree using their images)

Actresses and their characters from this picture:
Rebecca Ferguson —Elizabeth Woodville (The
White Queen) - top left
Meryl Streep — Donna Sheridan (Mamma Mia!) - top right
Sarah Jessica Parker — Sarah Sanderson (Hocus Pocus) - middle left
Charlize Theron — Queen Ravenna (Snow White and the Huntsman) - middle right
Emily Blunt — Freya (The Huntsman: Winter's War) — bottom left
Elizabeth Mitchell — Snow Queen Ingrid (Once Upon a Time) - bottom right

In S6E3 Jon Snow is revived from death and responds to a question about what he saw with "nothing at all". He later repeats this claim in S8E6 to Tyrion when asked if there's an afterlife to which he responds "not that I've ever seen."

What's the significance of this to the story? A post from 10 years ago claims it's disputable whether there really is an afterlife. OP claims Melisandre asks what he saw in season 6 and takes his answer "nothing at all" to confirm he was meant to come back. Idk if I buy that. But that aside, what's the significance of it being true or not anyway?

Just got Cards Against Thrones, was expecting one of the black cards to be "I once brought a jackass and a honeycomb into a brothel [blank]" or at least something similar that actually works with the format of the game

I was wrong.

Guess I'm returning it now and writing a strongly worded letter to the creators 😅

Edit - typo

You’re tired of the life you’re currently living and this reality in general, but you’re given the option to go live in the world of Game of Thrones, with the one exception that you have to live on the Wall and become a man or woman (they’re accepting girls now, the Others are coming!) of the Night’s Watch. Would you do it?

It doesn’t sound all that bad to me, to be honest. A lot of stews, but all-natural food with no weird chemicals. You get to work out and practice swordsmanship every day. You get to wear sick black cloaks all the time. You get to hang out with your friends all day and bond over the suffering that is life on the Wall.

Plus, you get to live in a world where honor and loyalty actually mean something, and you’ll never have to worry about social media or the internet ever again. And let’s be honest, getting to see a direwolf up close would be pretty damn cool.

If I wasn’t married I’d go in half a heart beat and bring my husky with me.

I might be the only person who actually liked the scene with Arya and the Lannister soldiers in season 7.

It normalized the enemy, made Arya think about the opposition, and understand that normal people were caught up in the bs and that they were doing their best even if they didn’t fully believe in what they were doing.

1337 idiots😭

It is so clear he doesn’t mean it for real but everyone somehow thinks he does

My first rewatch 7 years later.

Season 7 gets trashed and I get it. The ravens, Euron.. .

But I'm on a rewatch and Episode 4 “The Spoils of War” deserves its flowers

The Attack is the best battle in the whole show. Better than Battle of the Bastards.

Better than the Long Night… if we can even call it that.

Daenerys finally stops waiting around and pulls up on Jaime's army with Drogon and Dothraki.

When i heard the screaming before seeing anything The Lannister soldiers' faces when they realize what's coming over that hill? Then Drogon flying over and the face of king slayer. That GOT magic returned for me.

When Bronn gets on the scorpion and actually hits Drogon. Drogon goes down, Dany's trying to pull the bolt out, and Jaime sees her and grabs a spear and charges at her! I wish i could remember how i felt the first time i watched it.

And right before it all goes wrong, they cut to Tyrion on the hill, watching his brother ride at a dragon. He's lowly saying “you idiot” with a look of despair.

Drogon turns, opens his mouth, and Bronn tackles Jaime into the river at the last second.

CINEMA

and we seriously need to have a conversation about Tyrion’s motives.